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Old 28-01-2007, 02:57 AM   #1
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What does my computer need help with to run this game?

I haven't tried it yet, but I may get into this game eventually, and Im curious as to what I need to do to my computer so I can run this. I dont need it running top of the line, just pretty good.

Ge Force 7300LE
512MB Ram (I know I need more ram, Im gonna be tryin to get more soon)
Intel(R (Im not sure if the R has anything to do with anything)) Pentium (R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz, 3.201MHz

Im not sure what else you need, if you need more info. lemme know
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Old 28-01-2007, 04:35 AM   #2
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Id say you will be able to run it fine with that machine. Not great, but no huge woes. If I were you I would dl the demo or buy the $1.99 disc that gives you 10 or 14 days online.
I will add that I did the $2 disc and I was unable to get the updates to work (like 3 gigs of updates). I spent the 20 bucks on the boxed game and it worked fine.
I would update your graphics card before updating your ram. I just purchased an ati 1600xt and its awesome. Just under $200 us dollars. Ati will usually be a better bang for the buck.
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Old 28-01-2007, 05:12 AM   #3
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Personally, I think it'll run fine, sure you could do with a bit more RAM but you're not exactly going to be running the game at snails pace with most computers. While the graphics card you're using is a budget card and probably won't be all too great, it should do the job.

Anyway, I would upgrade your RAM first if you're to do anything to your computer to help performance but I believe everything else should be fine.
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Old 28-01-2007, 05:55 AM   #4
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I confess I did not read the specs of the video card. Do ram first. I was thinking of another non pci e card.
Dont mess around either. Buy a gig ram stick if your board will take it.
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Old 28-01-2007, 10:04 AM   #5
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I have 2 gigs of ram and i must say, its a HUGE difference. I wait literally 5 seconds for a member to show up on the other side of the instance, even though my party member would enter first
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Old 28-01-2007, 05:51 PM   #6
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There is a little bar on-screen telling you your connection speed in-game. Load it up, and if you're green, you can save your money. Unless you just love spending money on computer parts. Since you will probably be just fine with what you've got, wait to spend more till you know if you'll need it.
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Old 28-01-2007, 06:39 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by NicktheQuik View Post
I haven't tried it yet, but I may get into this game eventually, and Im curious as to what I need to do to my computer so I can run this. I dont need it running top of the line, just pretty good.

Ge Force 7300LE
512MB Ram (I know I need more ram, Im gonna be tryin to get more soon)
Intel(R (Im not sure if the R has anything to do with anything)) Pentium (R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz, 3.201MHz

Im not sure what else you need, if you need more info. lemme know
i play on a 1,6ghz Intel Pentium Mobile, 1gb ram, and a INTEL GRAPHICSCHIPSET and it runs at 15-20fps outdoors 20+ indoors.
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Old 31-01-2007, 12:50 AM   #8
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Well, seems to be the general consensus, but yeah. You should be fine. Just make sure you're up to date with all your drivers and when you play, try to close out any applications running in the background since you only have 512mb RAM. Check your tray to see what programs you have running consistently, some of them you don't need while you're playing.
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Old 31-01-2007, 04:18 PM   #9
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Ive got a Pentium 4 2.1 Ghz, 1GB RAM, and a much worse video card than you have. I run it on nearly max settings. Everything is turned all the way up but I use 1440x900 widescreen resolution since that's my monitor's native resolution.

EDIT: This game isnt very graphics intensive. It looks great, but thats because of the artists, not some technical feat. Its also not very processor intensive. But it IS very memory intensive. If you want to upgrade anything, as said before, get more memory. 1GB will do wonders.
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Old 31-01-2007, 04:24 PM   #10
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yah isnt bc 1gig recommended minimum ?
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